Eurasia

Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Outlook: Islamic Solidarity and the Uyghur Question

Islamic identity has been a critical part of Pakistan’s national ethos and has remained a principal determinant of its political history and foreign policy. But it also creates awkward situations, such as the question of the Uyghurs in relations with China. Pakistan is one of only a few states where …

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Japan’s Russia Policy Under Prime Minister Suga

After former Prime Minister Abe’s warm embrace of President Putin, Japan’s attitude towards Russia under his successor, Yoshihide Suga, has notably cooled. Under Shinzo Abe, who was Japan’s longest serving prime minister before stepping down in September 2020, Japan stood out within the G7 for the friendliness of its policy …

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China’s Quest for Global Primacy

An Analysis of Chinese International and Defense Strategies to Outcompete the United States ocusing on the international and defense dimensions of U.S.-China competition, the authors of this report make three contributions. First, they intend this report to serve as a planning tool by positing international and defense strategies that could …

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Is There a Place for a U.S. Military Base in Central Asia?

It was not so long ago that the United States had military bases in the region. But now much depends on whether the advantages would outweigh the inevitable losses that Central Asian countries would sustain as a result of Moscow and Beijing’s displeasure. U.S. President Joe Biden has promised there …

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Biden Is Embracing Europe, but Then What? NATO and the E.U. Have Concerns.

After the Trump trauma, Europe will welcome Biden’s warm words, but tough topics remain, from China and Russia to trade disputes, Covid-19 vaccine diplomacy and transitions to carbon-neutral economies. Four years ago, European leaders were traumatized by President Donald J. Trump, who cheered Brexit and eviscerated NATO, declaring the alliance …

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DEMOCRACY DIGEST: HUNGARY AND POLAND REFUSE TO JOIN EU JUSTICE LEAGUE

The two countries have decided not to join the new European Public Prosecutor’s Office, whose first cases will include the Czech prime minister’s conflict of interest over EU subsidies.Hungary and Poland, perhaps not surprisingly, announced this week they would not participate in the newly established EU prosecutor’s office, which will …

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‘People Who Really Matter’ Still Drive West’s Bosnia Policy

Decades on from the end of the Bosnian war, an amoral managerial approach aimed at pacification remains the baseline in international dealings with the country. On 14 February 1992, Ambassador José Cutileiro chaired a meeting between delegations of six, predominantly non-nationalist, Bosnian opposition parties, all represented in the republic’s parliament …

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After Mladic’s Verdict: Six Lessons to Learn from Hague Trials

In the wake of the confirmation of Ratko Mladic’s final judgment, the rulings of the Hague war crimes courts still leave us with much to discover about truth, guilt, the meaning of genocide and the elusive concept of reconciliation. The delivery of the Ratko Mladic appeal verdict went as expected, …

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Contre le terrorisme intellectuel à la Sorbonne

La Sorbonne fait parler d’elle un peu plus chaque année. Championne du woke, sa décadence est de plus en plus décriée. Il est des noms mythiques. Il est des noms que nul ne peut ignorer. Il est des noms vis-à-vis desquels l’Histoire elle-même se montre reconnaissante. Il est des noms …

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Une muette trop bavarde

Les tribunes des militaires publiées par Valeurs Actuelles, et le nombre de leurs signataires, révèlent l’état d’esprit d’une génération de jeunes gradés. Pour eux, qui ont été façonnés par la guerre contre l’islam conquérant au Sahel, l’intervention des armées dans nos banlieues n’est plus un tabou. Florence Parly, le degré …

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